Firstly, on behalf of PERMAS I would like to congratulate you and the
newly appointed Selangor State Ex-Co for being installed as the new
Selangor State Government. We are truly jubilant for the recent victory
of the Barisan Rakyat’s electoral victory especially in the states of
Selangor, Perak, Penang, Kedah and Kelantan.
However we are suddenly thrown aback when […]
Archive for March, 2008
PERMAS OPEN LETTER TO MB KHALED ABOUT ZERO-SQUATTER POLICY
Published by March 28th, 2008 in Government Policies & Negligence. 2 CommentsTOLAK DASAR SETINGGAN SIFAR: WARISAN POLISI PENCABULAN HAK ASASI MANUSIA YANG DIPERKENALKAN BN
Published by March 28th, 2008 in Government Policies & Negligence. 0 CommentsJaringan Rakyat Tertindas (JERIT) dengan tegasnya menyatakan bantahan
terhadap rancangan Kerajaan Negeri Selangor di bawah Menteri Besar baru Tan
Sri Khalid yang berazam unuk meneruskan Dasar Setinggan Sifar Barisan
Nasional. Dasar Setinggan Sifar BN adalah adalah satu dasar yang kejam yang
diperkenalkan pada tahun 2005 ketika Datuk Khir Toyo menjadi Menteri Besar
Selangor. Dasar ini pada asasnya tidak berniat untuk […]
200 UNHCR recognized Rohingya Refugees Arrested by Rela.
Published by March 26th, 2008 in Appeal, Civil Liberties and Law Enforcement. 1 CommentA Rela raid started this morning – 22th March 2008 in Ampang Area, Malaysia where most of Rohingya refugees live. The early morning raid took place in Desa Pandan at 4:00 am, Tasik Permai at 6:00am, Ampang Campuran at 10:30 am, Taman Muda and Sri Rayu at 12:00 pm. Estimated over 500 migrants were arrested […]
Dear Friends of Suaram,
Greeting from SUARAM.
Our documentation and Monitoring Coordinator is looking for FOS to help him out to compile the newspaper cuttings.
We are now in the process to come out with our Annual Malaysia Human Rights Report 2007
and we need the newspapers cuttings as a reference to complete the report.
We hope any volunteers will […]
(Behind) Time for Police Reforms: Belated IPCMC Must Be Set Up Now
Published by March 26th, 2008 in Law Enforcement. 0 CommentsSUARAM welcomes the statement by Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi that the Bill for the setting up of the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC) will be tabled in the coming parliament session. The IPCMC is already almost two years behind the May 2006 deadline set by the Royal Commission to Enhance the Operation […]
2008 Malaysia CyberActivist Clinic
Malaysiakini Office, KL
Published by March 26th, 2008
in Event, Freedom of Information and Malaysian NGOs.
1 Comment
Training A New Generation of Bloggers
The Southeast Asia Centre for e-Media cordially invites Malaysians to participate in the 2008 CyberActivist Clinic. The objective of the CyberActivist Clinic to identify and develop new and potential bloggers to champion various governance issues Malaysia.
Date: 5th and 6th April 2008
Venue: Malaysiakini Office, Bangsar
Upon the completion of the training sessions, […]
Withdraw Monthly Fee on Migrant Workers
Published by March 26th, 2008 in Economic Rights and Migration. 0 CommentsSuaram is deeply disturbed with the plan of the Selangor state government to collect RM10 monthly fee from all migrant workers in the state of Selangor. The new policy was announced by the Chief Minister of the newly formed Selangor state government, Khalid Ibrahim recently during a press interview with Chinese press.
According to the Chief […]
When Opposition Knocks…
What’s that I hear? The kind people at FFF have decided to extend the deadline for submissions until the 14th April? Wonderful! That means YOU have two extra weeks to get that film proposal you have been sitting on all this time together.
With the elections now safely in the bag, submissions should be […]
Penang Police Chief Should Stop Threatening with ISA !
Published by March 24th, 2008 in Detention without Trial. 0 CommentsGerakan Mansuhkan ISA (GMI), a coalition of 83 non-governmental organizations, trade unions and political parties, condemns the Penang police chief, Salleh Mat Rashid for threatening to invoke the Internal Security Act (ISA) against those participating in the public assembly in Penang and those sending Short Message Service (SMS) regarding the rally (Bernama 19 March).
The ISA […]
Assets Declaration: A Step in the Right Direction but More Needs to be Done
Published by March 24th, 2008 in Corruption / Public Integrity. 1 CommentSuaram welcomes the announcement of Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi for his ministers and deputy minister to declare their assets publicly with the information made available to public. This is one of the human rights demands made by 54 civil society groups before the general election. The PM’s announcement is a step in the right […]
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